forgoes
Does without willingly
Forgoes means to voluntarily give up or do without something: She forgoes dessert when she's watching her weight.
The word implies a conscious choice to abstain rather than deprivation by circumstance.
Also spelled foregoes.
Past tense: forwent.
Past participle: forgone, as in a forgone conclusion—an outcome so predictable it might as well have been skipped.
Voluntarily give up control
- renounceFormally give up
- forsakeAbandon completely
- abandonLeave behind permanently
- eschewDeliberately abstain from
abdicate · abjure · repudiate · disown · surrender · cede · quit · waive
Deliberately not do
- refrainAbstain from acting
- resistOppose or refuse compliance
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
moderation · temperance · willpower · abstinence · self-denial · forbearance · restraint · hold back
Prioritizing others over oneself
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
- giving upChoosing to stop trying
- yieldingBending under pressure
- concedingAcknowledging another's claim
offering · devotion · abnegation · self-sacrifice · renunciation · generosity · nobility · magnanimity
Release from requirement
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
- releaseTo let go
- immunityProtected from harm
- reliefEasing of distress
bypass · opt out · exclusion · exception · forfeiture · remission · concession · pass
relinquish
Voluntarily give up control
eschew · abdicate · abjure · repudiate · disown · surrender · cede · quit · waive · decline
abstain
Deliberately not do
- refrainAbstain from acting
- resistOppose or refuse compliance
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
discipline · moderation · temperance · willpower · abstinence · self-denial · forbearance · restraint · hold back · desist
selflessness
Prioritizing others over oneself
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
- giving upChoosing to stop trying
- yieldingBending under pressure
conceding · offering · devotion · abnegation · self-sacrifice · renunciation · generosity · nobility · magnanimity · letting go
exemption
Release from requirement
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
- releaseTo let go
- immunityProtected from harm
relief · bypass · opt out · exclusion · exception · forfeiture · remission · concession · pass · skip